Remember how a bunch of states sued the Obama Administration claiming that the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care Act violates the rights of employers to be assholes and refuse to cover contraception, because Jesus?
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Yutsano
Mmm…sweet wingnut tears.
ABL 2.0
drink ’em up!
Alison
@ABL 2.0: Well what *else* would we swallow our whore pills with?
R-Jud
You mean the religious rights of a job creator don’t override the rights of us peons?
Dogs and cats, living together– mass hysteria!
Odie Hugh Manatee
@ABL 2.0:
No, it’s time to go snorkeling! Then we can enjoy the flood of winger tears without having to drink. That or get out your scuba gear.
Anyone want to build an ark just for the fuck of it?
Steve
Sounds kind of like a technicality, in that the decision was based on a lack of standing. The government actually lost a similar argument with respect to the ACA as a whole, not that I’m saying the court is wrong here.
I thought the rule had been rewritten to make insurance companies the focus rather than employers. I guess an employer would argue, “I want to buy health coverage for my employees that doesn’t cover contraception, based on my religious beliefs, but no one will sell it to me because of this mandate on the insurance companies.” I suppose that’s a claim of standing, but it’s a little weird.
GG
Maybe the tide really is turning.
I’m self-admittedly the most pessimistic critter you’ll find without a lotta work, but occasionally even I have to just let the Scent of WIN get in my nostrils.
Odie, I’d rather surf over their writhing remains, if you don’t mind.
YellowJournalism
@Alison: Slut soda?
TheMightyTrowel
@YellowJournalism: Add some booze: sluts on the beach.
Patricia Kayden
Good for now. But from reading the entire article, the Wingnuts are going to regroup and try again so this will never be over (until the Supreme Court steps in).
dead existentialist
Fuck Jon Bruning, Nebraska’s AG, he’s a self-entitled little prick who lost his run at the senatorial nomination to a woman rancher from Bumfuck, NE. He filed this suit (and signed up for some others) thinking that would give him some cred with the Teabaggers, but lo and behold, even that horseshit didn’t help him. He’s a scummy little fuck.
Ah, that felt pretty good.
Mathguy
@dead existentialist: Yup, that nails is. The dopey bumblefuck from outstate was lucky she got a boost from sugar daddy (and massive douchebag) Ricketts. Bruning is a real piece of work and a typical GOP scumbag. Glad Urbom shot them down.
lichnor
I like your writting, ABL, but it seems you aren’t really blogging here anymore. Your posts have had a trend where you post a topic, maybe a sentence or two, then a link to your blog to read the full post.
Are you blogging here at Balloon Juice, or just using it as a traffic feeder?